Welcome to the Zed-Files! The home of all things horror, cryptic, and superstitious. On today’s episode, we cover vampires—the medieval, the Victorian, and the nineties. Tune in for a brief history of vampirism in literature and media, and two audio dramas depicting Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Neil Jordan’s Interview With the Vampire. If you like to be scared, then you’ll love the Zed-Files. Tune in, we’ll be expecting you.
Zed-Files: Episode 2; Vampires
May 29, 2025
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About the Contributors
Max Licht is a third year radio student who specializes in all things horror. From urban legends, to folk tales, to blockbuster slasher flicks, if it’s scary, then Max has covered it. This horror-loving broadcaster has been involved with the Zed-Files and Spooky Stories liveshows, and has years of experience on air. In his final year, Max hopes to continue his legacy of horror broadcasts in his senior year of high school before moving onto greener pastures in university.
MJ Martell is a third year radio student at Carmel High School. As a staff member for WHJE, Martell is apart of the newscasters for the WHJE afternoon news bulletin, and is a co-host for the live show, “Lore Among the Code,” with Parsa Mahmoudi where they discuss the lore and stories behind video games. Martell has also worked on a variety of radio dramas for the station, and hopes to create many more in their future time at the station. Their most recent drama was an adaption of Mary Howitt’s poem, “The Spider and The Fly,” with inspiration from Tony DiTerlizzi’s illustrations, which they directed, wrote, and edited with Sam Falkenstein.